[SideburnsOfDoom]

> you probably have to be 70/80+ to know about this

Not necessarily. "Hancock's Half Hour" and "Goon show" episodes were sold on vinyl records at the time (and are still to be found on the big internet retailer on Vinyl, CD and MP3).

If the media were in the house, years later, kids would play them for amusement.

[interstice]

I grew up listening to the goon show (parents were fans) and also do not know about brown Windsor soup.

[simonblack]

Was that the "original, lantern-slide type, wireless Goon Show", or some other?

:)

[interstice]

Definitely that one. Would you like a gorilla?

[692]

absolutely, I'm also guessing not many people did listen to these new format versions of these shows either.

the only time I've ever heard the Goon show or Hancock's Half Hour, has always been whilst listening to the radio (typically 2 or 4) that makes a reference to the shows and plays a few seconds clip

Within my limited field of family and friends I would say that people have heard about them, but have not really listened to them

[Symbiote]

An older relative (must be in his 80s now) had Hancock's Half Hour on cassette tape, and I listened to them while visiting.

The funniest one I remember is "The Blood Doner", which turns out was a TV episode (most were just radio).

"The Radio Ham" is also good.

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Blood_Donor / https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dEUvyaNu0uw

[2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Radio_Ham